Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . ^ he stepped aboard a dismantledsloop-of-war in the harbor, and, after a short visit, almost pathetic in itssuggestion of former da3-s, he went on shore, remarking sadlj-: That isthe last time I shall ever tread the deck of a man-of-war. His wordsproved prophetic indeed; for on August 14, 1870, his spirit passed away. I Farragut was a skilled audheroic commander, a thorough and culturedscholar, and a Christian man whose character was notably honest andpure. We append the last lines of the tribute of Dr. Holmes : I give the name that
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . ^ he stepped aboard a dismantledsloop-of-war in the harbor, and, after a short visit, almost pathetic in itssuggestion of former da3-s, he went on shore, remarking sadlj-: That isthe last time I shall ever tread the deck of a man-of-war. His wordsproved prophetic indeed; for on August 14, 1870, his spirit passed away. I Farragut was a skilled audheroic commander, a thorough and culturedscholar, and a Christian man whose character was notably honest andpure. We append the last lines of the tribute of Dr. Holmes : I give the name that fits him best— Ay, better than his own—The Sea-king of the Sovereign West,Who made liis mast a COMMANDER \\M. B. GUSHING. HERO OF A DARING DEED—DESTRUCTIONOF THE IRONCLAD ALBEMARLE—IN THEJAWS OF DEATH—WORLD-RENOWNED ATTHE AGE OF THIRTY—AN UNRIVALLEDCAREER IN THE NAVAL SERVICE. No man in our navy, says J. , at his age has ever won so brilliant a reputation. Thiswas said of Commander William B. Gushing, a brave naval officer, bornin Wisconsin, about 1842. During our Civil War the sounds and waters of North Carolinawere early the scenes of important enterprises by the combined armyand navy of the United States. The Hatteras forts, Roanoke Island,Newberne, Plymouth and other places were early captured, some of themafter regular actions. A position was gained from which the importantinland communication was threatened, which was vital to the Confed-eracy, while the commerce of the sound was, for the time being, entirelydestrojed. It was important for them to regain what they had lost, andto this end the}? put forth every effort. Among other means the} com-menced and
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